James 2:16

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace! Stay warm and eat heartily." If you do not provide for their bodily needs, what good does it do?

Job 22:7-9

You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.

Proverbs 3:27-28

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Matthew 14:15-16

When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without food, or they may faint on the road."

Matthew 25:42-45

Here's why: I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink.

Romans 12:9

Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others.

1 John 3:16-18

This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.

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Summary

James 2:16

And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

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James 2:14

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Bible References

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You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

Here's why: I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink.

Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others.

This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.

What

What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?

General references

"You are to love the foreigner, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

if I've observed someone who is about to die for lack of clothes or if I have no clothing to give to the poor,

Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you."

You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.